Topic(题目)：
It has recently been announced that a new highschool may be built in your neighborhood. Doyou support or oppose this plan? Why? Usespecific reasons and details in your answer.
Model Essay(范文)：
I oppose having a new high school built in myneighborhood. Although I know there's a real needfor a new facility, I have to say that I don't want onebuilt so close to me. I think it would cause a lot of problems.
First of all, there are very few teenagers in this neighborhood, or in our suburbansubdivision, for that matter. Most of the residents here are either retired or are just starting outwith young children. This means that the kids coming to the new high school wouldn't bewalking. They would come on buses or would be driving to the school. Either way, this wouldmean a lot more traffic on our streets.
In addition to the traffic on school days, there also would be traffic whenever there was asporting event, such as a basketball or football game, or activities at the school. Would there beenough parking in the school lot for everyone attending those events? Probably not. Consequently, those extra cars would end up our neighborhood.
My neighbors and I would also be upset about the loss of the park, which is the site that'sbeen selected for the high school. Mothers with young children gather there every morning fortheir kids to play together. People my age like to take a walk after dinner. On weekends, thatpark is a place for picnic and relaxation. We'd be sorry to lose our neighborhood park.
I also have some concerns about all those young people being in our neighborhood. Wouldthere be problems with drugs or fights? Could the school district guarantee us that securitywould be a priority? These are concerns that I don't think can be addressed sufficiently for meto support a new high school in my neighborhood.
重点单词 全部解释
priority[prai'ɔriti]n. 优先权，优先顺序，优先
addition[ə'diʃən]n. 增加，附加物，加法
security[si'kju:riti]n. 安全，防护措施，保证，抵押，债券，证券
oppose[ə'pəuz]vt. 反对，反抗，使对立，使对抗
upset[ʌp'set]adj. 心烦的，苦恼的，不安的
v. 推翻，
specific[spi'sifik]adj. 特殊的，明确的，具有特效的
n. 特
announced[ə'naunst]宣布的
district['distrikt]n. 区，地区，行政区
vt. 把 ... 划
guarantee[.gærən'ti:]n. 保证，保证书，担保，担保人，抵押品
vt
consequently['kɔnsikwəntli]adv. 所以，因此
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